Tex.
Occ. Code Section 351.056
Grounds for Removal
(a)
It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:(1)
does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 351.051 (Texas Optometry Board; Membership) and 351.052 (Membership Eligibility);(2)
does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Sections 351.051 (Texas Optometry Board; Membership) and 351.052 (Membership Eligibility);(3)
is ineligible for membership under Section 351.051 (Texas Optometry Board; Membership) or 351.053 (Membership and Employee Restrictions; Conflicts of Interest);(4)
cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member’s duties for a substantial part of the member’s term; or(5)
without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board, is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year.(b)
The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.(c)
A board member who no longer has the qualifications required by Sections 351.051 (Texas Optometry Board; Membership), 351.052 (Membership Eligibility), and 351.053 (Membership and Employee Restrictions; Conflicts of Interest) shall immediately inform the governor and the attorney general of that fact and shall resign from the board.(d)
If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Source:
Section 351.056 — Grounds for Removal, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.351.htm#351.056 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
